Case Report

Endometriosis facts: three distinct endometriosis foci following cesarean section

Volume: 19 Number: 1 January 16, 2026
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Endometriosis facts: three distinct endometriosis foci following cesarean section

Abstract

In this case study, a 27-year-old patient had a cesarean section 8 years ago and has one living child. She presented with progressively increasing abdominal pain that began following the cesarean delivery. Despite not using any contraceptive methods after her initial cesarean section, she experienced fertility issues. However, due to having a living child, she did not receive infertility treatment. Clinical presentation, magnetic resonance imaging, and macroscopic and microscopic examination results were analyzed for the patient who had endometriotic foci in the left ovary, rectus abdominis muscle, and subcutaneous tissue about 3 cm to the left of the Pfannenstiel incision. It is discussed how to treat endometriotic foci by surgically excising them. The surgical specimen's histopathology confirms the diagnosis. In women who have a previously had a cesarean section, doctors should consider cesarean scar endometriosis if there are painful lesions in the abdomen and cesarean scar, along with increased pain during menstruation.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Journal Section

Case Report

Publication Date

January 16, 2026

Submission Date

April 22, 2025

Acceptance Date

December 3, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2026 Volume: 19 Number: 1

APA
Gök, S., Oğuzhan, M. B., & Arman Karakaya, Y. (2026). Endometriosis facts: three distinct endometriosis foci following cesarean section. Pamukkale Medical Journal, 19(1), 211-217. https://doi.org/10.31362/patd.1681507
AMA
1.Gök S, Oğuzhan MB, Arman Karakaya Y. Endometriosis facts: three distinct endometriosis foci following cesarean section. Pam Med J. 2026;19(1):211-217. doi:10.31362/patd.1681507
Chicago
Gök, Soner, Mustafa Burak Oğuzhan, and Yeliz Arman Karakaya. 2026. “Endometriosis Facts: Three Distinct Endometriosis Foci Following Cesarean Section”. Pamukkale Medical Journal 19 (1): 211-17. https://doi.org/10.31362/patd.1681507.
EndNote
Gök S, Oğuzhan MB, Arman Karakaya Y (January 1, 2026) Endometriosis facts: three distinct endometriosis foci following cesarean section. Pamukkale Medical Journal 19 1 211–217.
IEEE
[1]S. Gök, M. B. Oğuzhan, and Y. Arman Karakaya, “Endometriosis facts: three distinct endometriosis foci following cesarean section”, Pam Med J, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 211–217, Jan. 2026, doi: 10.31362/patd.1681507.
ISNAD
Gök, Soner - Oğuzhan, Mustafa Burak - Arman Karakaya, Yeliz. “Endometriosis Facts: Three Distinct Endometriosis Foci Following Cesarean Section”. Pamukkale Medical Journal 19/1 (January 1, 2026): 211-217. https://doi.org/10.31362/patd.1681507.
JAMA
1.Gök S, Oğuzhan MB, Arman Karakaya Y. Endometriosis facts: three distinct endometriosis foci following cesarean section. Pam Med J. 2026;19:211–217.
MLA
Gök, Soner, et al. “Endometriosis Facts: Three Distinct Endometriosis Foci Following Cesarean Section”. Pamukkale Medical Journal, vol. 19, no. 1, Jan. 2026, pp. 211-7, doi:10.31362/patd.1681507.
Vancouver
1.Soner Gök, Mustafa Burak Oğuzhan, Yeliz Arman Karakaya. Endometriosis facts: three distinct endometriosis foci following cesarean section. Pam Med J. 2026 Jan. 1;19(1):211-7. doi:10.31362/patd.1681507

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